Build new, better lives: Solidarity is key to recovering from a disaster, as the experience of Mexican earthquake victims reveals

Abarca Chavez, Cuauhtemoc (2005) Build new, better lives: Solidarity is key to recovering from a disaster, as the experience of Mexican earthquake victims reveals. Samudra Report (40). pp. 47-49. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Early in the morning of 19 September 1985, at 7.19 am, Mexico suffered a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that damaged several parts of the country, affecting Mexico City the most. In Mexico City the situation was catastrophic: around 50,000 people died and 100,000 were injured. In all, around 120,000 families became victims of the earthquake. Hundreds of schools, some of the main hospitals, many factories, offices and different facilities were severely damaged or collapsed.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0510
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Mexico, Natural Disasters, Rehabilitation, Policy, Damages, Reconstruction
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2021 18:23
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 09:17
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1303

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